EGHIERHUA UGHEOKE Review - (GASTROENTEROLOGY)

  The Most Important Data about EGHIERHUA UGHEOKE

In the briefest summary, EGHIERHUA UGHEOKE is a specialist in GASTROENTEROLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE. EGHIERHUA UGHEOKE attended OTHER, graduating in 1999. He maintains 1 office locations. He is a part of 1 medical group. He is affiliated with 3 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

National Provider Number (NPI):

1588603955

   What is this page all about?

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") compiles and distributes more than 17 tables of data on medical professionals on a sporadic basis. Some of the tables contain more than a million records which makes it very difficult to manage them. There is a lot of information to pour through when trying to understand EGHIERHUA UGHEOKE. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the EGHIERHUA UGHEOKE does, their affiliations and much more. (If you want to jump to a specific section of the review, here are the section headers: Specialities, Ratings, Office Locations, Affiliations, and Other Doctors.

   Specialties and Sub-Specialties:

EGHIERHUA UGHEOKE is a specialist in GASTROENTEROLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

GASTROENTEROLOGY: Gastroenterologists treat the functions and diseases of the digestive system.9This field attracts physicians who enjoy doing procedures, but who also like seeing patients in an outpatient setting. Gastroenterology is another sub-specialty of internal medicine. At minimum, gastroenterologists attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. From there, they need to attend fellowship training for gastroenterology. (more information)

INTERNAL MEDICINE: General internists provide primary care to adult patients. Internists usually have more hospital-based training than family practitioners. They may have an office-based practice or work as a hospitalist primarily seeing patients in the hospital. These physicians attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. Internists may then choose to pursue a fellowship to sub-specialize in a variety of other areas, like endocrinology (hormone-related conditions) or cardiology (heart-relat... (more information)

   Reviews and Ratings

MIPS Scores for EGHIERHUA UGHEOKE

MIPS is an acronym for Merit-Based Incentive Payment System. Authorized by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reaouthorization Act of 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") developed MIPS to reward clinicians for the value of care they provide rather than the volume of care, quality over quantity. The MIPS final score determines a provider's Medicare Part B payment adjustments. MIPS also created a means for consumers to rank providers.

MIPS scores are calculated using four performance categories, quality, cost, improvement activities, and promotion of interoperability. Higher scores are better. The highest final MIPS score is 100.

Final MIPS Score	57.1
Final MIPS Score without CPB	51.3
PI Category Score	75
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	25

Measures and Activities

These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.

Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Immunization Registry Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Implementation of improvements that contribute to more timely communication of test results	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion	Yes

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for EGHIERHUA UGHEOKE

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for EGHIERHUA UGHEOKE.

809 SHONEY DR SW
HUNTSVILLE, AL 35801
256-883-0098

   Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for EGHIERHUA UGHEOKE

Doctors Groups:

ASSOCIATES IN GASTROENTEROLOGY, PC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: CRESTWOOD MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: HUNTSVILLE HOSPITAL

Hospital: MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTERS

   Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in GASTROENTEROLOGY that are similar to EGHIERHUA UGHEOKE

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